Field notes, v561
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Chattin J 1941 Itinerary Murphy's Ranch, 3 1/2 mi. W R Reyes Hill Marin Co, Calif. July 8 vegetation as follows - Carex sp., Salt grass, (contd) a kind of bunch grass, Bromus mollis, and Rumex. 10 or 15 traps were set out on the east facing canyon hillside among vegetation as follows: Bromus sp, Baccharis, Chus, Pteris aquilina, sword fern and blackberry & thimble berry. July 9 - a.m. - Trap line was inspected at 6:00 a.m.. and traps rebaited: Catch was as follows: 4 Sorex trowbridgii (caught seemingly at random along the line, one caught on hillside) 2 Microtus californicus (one caught in Salt grass near tide level, the other on cool ground beneath Carex). 1 Reithrodontomys megalotis (caught in Salt grass at high tide level). 1 Sorex waprans was caught beneath Carex in excavated mole runk at 11:30 a.m.. After catch was skinned event over to N facing sidehill slope about 400 yds SW of Ranch house to look for Aplodontia burrows & sign. 6 traps were set here in thick brush of Baccharis, Sword fern, poison oak, thimble berry, blackberry, etc and then Hendrickson who accompanied me returned to camp.